Personnel - Elizabeth Jones
Contact Information
e-mail: ejjones@usgs.gov
phone: (703) 648-5840
also known as E.J.P. Phillips
Research Interests
Microbially mediated geochemical transformation, reductive dechlorination, bioremediation, anaerobic environments, culturing Fe(III)-reducing bacteria, syntrophic conversion of recalcitrant organics to methane.
Selected Bibliography:
Elizabeth J.P. Jones, Mary A. Voytek and Michelle M. Lorah, Julie D. Kirshtein. 2006. Characterization of a microbial consortium capable of rapid and simultaneous dechloriantion of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane and chlorinated ethane and ethene intermediates. Bioremediation J. vol. 10, pp. 153-168.
Elizabeth J.P. Jones, Tracie-Lynn Nadeau, Mary A. Voytek and Edward R. Landa. 2006. Role of microbial iron reduction in the disolution of iron hydroxysulfate meinerals. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 111, G01012, doi:10.1029/2005JG000089,2006.
Elizabeth J.P. Jones, Mary A. Voytek and Michelle M. Lorah. 2004. Effect of Fe(III) on 1,1,2,2, Tetrachloroethane Degradation and Vinyl Chloride Accumulation in Wetland Sediments of the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Bioremediation J. vol. 8, pp. 31-45.
Derek R. Lovley, John D. Coates,
Elizabeth Blunt-Harris, Elizabeth JP Phillips, and Joan C. Woodward.
1996.
Humic substances as electron acceptors for microbial
respiration.
Nature vol 382, pp 445-448.
Elizabeth JP Phillips, Edward R. Landa, and Derek R. Lovley. 1995. Remediation of Uranium Contaminated Soils with Bicarbonate Extraction and Microbial U(VI) Reduction. Journal of Industrial Microbiology vol 14, pp 203-207.
Elizabeth JP Phillips, Derek R. Lovley, and Eric E. Roden. 1993. Composition of Non-microbially Reducible Fe(III) in Aquatic Sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology vol 55, pp 2727-2729.
Derek R. Lovley and Elizabeth JP Phillips. 1992. Reduction of Uranium by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology vol 58, pp 850-856.
Derek R. Lovley, Elizabeth JP Phillips, Yuri A. Gorby, and Edward R. Landa. 1991. Microbial Reduction of Uranium. Nature vol 350, pp 413-416.
Derek R. Lovley, MaryJo Baedecker, Debra J Lonergan, Isabelle M Cozzarelli, Elizabeth JP Phillips, and DI Siegel. 1989. Oxidation of Aromatic Contaminants Coupled to Microbial Iron Reduction. Nature vol 339, pp 297-299.
Derek R. Lovley and Elizabeth JP Phillips. 1988. Novel Mode of Microbial Energy Metabolism: Organic Carbon Metabolism Coupled to Dissimilatroy Reduction of Iron or Manganese. Applied and Environmental Microbiology vol 54, pp 1472-1480.
Derek R. Lovley and Elizabeth JP Phillips. 1987. Rapid Assay for Microbially Reducible Ferric Iron in Aquatic Sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology vol 53, pp 1536-1540.
Derek R. Lovley and Elizabeth JP Phillips. 1987. Competitive Mechanisms for Inhibition of Sulfate Reduction and Methane Production in the Zone of Ferric Iron Reduction in Sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology vol 53, pp 2636-2641.
Elizabeth JP Phillips and Derek R. Lovley. 1987. Determination of Fe(III) and Fe(II) in Oxalate Extracts of Sediment. Soil Science Society of America Journal vol 51, pp 938-941.
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